A Podemos leader and a lawyer from the party tried six months ago to register a party under the name “Unidas Podemos”, the same name with which the Morados and IU would attend the regional and municipal elections two months later, on May 28.. It is also the name of the electoral alliance with which they ran in the November 2019 general elections.. And almost the same one they used in 2016. According to the documentation presented to the Registry of Parties, to which El Confidencial has had access, Carlos Gil Cuevas and César López Pérez took the constitution of Unidas Podemos to the notary a few days before Yolanda Díaz, in the midst of an escalation of tension with those of Ione Belarra, makes her candidacy for Moncloa official. They are the same charges that would later register the ghost organization Juntas si se puede. And, in both cases, they established their headquarters in the building that Podemos uses, which they own..

They even presented a logo practically identical to the one that Podemos and IU had been using for almost four years.. The request arrived on April 5, four days after the Sumar leader held her event at the Magariños sports center, which Podemos did not attend.. The General Directorate of Internal Policy stopped them in their tracks, because Unidos Podemos already exists – Podemos registered it, although it has never been used.. And because it is the exact name and almost the same logo that the electoral alliance had used until the general elections prior to 23-J. Then they changed “Unidos” to “Unidas”. The exit record states that, on April 18, the Interior asked them to correct these “deficiencies”. The existence of Unidos Podemos as a party dates back to October 2016, and its headquarters are on Princesa Street, where the Belarra force was initially established..

Specifically, the letter sent from the registry, which supports its arguments on the doctrine of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court, warned that the name of a party cannot “coincide, resemble or identify, even phonetically, with that of any other party.” “. The brand they wanted to register is “practically identical”, they say, to that of Unidos Podemos. And they remember that the acronym “UP”, which Gil Cuevas and López Pérez wanted to attribute to themselves, already exist – Unión Progresista appears as a party in the registry -.

“The presentation of candidacies must be carried out with denominations, acronyms or symbols that do not lead to confusion with those belonging to or traditionally used by other legally constituted parties,” reads article 46 of Law 5/1985 on the General Electoral Regime, reproduced in this communication.. They also asked to be attributed their translation or equivalent in all the official territorial languages spoken in Spain and recognized by the Constitution..

The mention of the proposed logo is just as forceful. “A heart formed by three concentric lines, having a hole on the left side on the outside, and a hole on the right side in the middle,” reads the description of the promoters.. Interior points out that it is practically identical to the one used by the Unidas Podemos electoral coalition. This newspaper announced that Gil Cuevas tried to register a party shortly after Díaz launched his project, and that it took two months to “correct errors”, because the name was “very similar to one that already existed”, as Interior sources stated then..

In the file there is no response from the purple ones, who in June asked to register the ghost formation Juntas si se puede. In this case they were successful, and formally it was still active early Friday afternoon. It is the one that the leader Gil Cuevas registered “by mistake”, along with López Pérez and another lawyer, Jaime Montero Román. To do this, they held a constitutive assembly, drafted some statutes and went to a notary.. Twice, once for each of the matches to be registered. Both statutes are identical with regard to their structure, the layout, names and functions of their management bodies, and even the distribution and name of their respective sections..

The three promoters went to the same notary at the end of March and the beginning of June, respectively.. They registered the building that houses the Podemos offices as their headquarters, in both cases. And, in the notarial deed, they stated as their address, for the purpose of notifications, the headquarters of the purple ones..

On Thursday, three and a half months after the Interior clarified how to proceed to delete the ghost platform from the registry, Gil Cuevas demanded its deactivation, this time meeting the requirements to achieve it.. His claim reached the registry less than an hour and a half after his party received the query from this medium.. Gil Cuevas is part of the State Citizen Council, the highest political direction body of the organization. He worked as an assistant to Pablo Iglesias in the second vice presidency, and in June he was presented from an official Podemos account on social networks as the head of Sumar's list for Segovia for 23-J, although the message was deleted and was finally not candidate.

For his part, lawyer López Pérez represented the party in the negotiation of the Employment Regulation File (ERE) through which the purples fired 70% of their staff, at the end of August.. Between 2021 and 2022 he was sent to Asturias as legal representative of the formation. The critical sector identified him as the position that decreed the intervention of the regional accounts just a few hours before the primary voting began to elect its new leadership.. In his doctoral thesis, Iglesias calls César López a “forever friend”, and former employees of the organization identify the lawyer as a person of complete trust of the historical leader of Podemos, who would have placed him in charge of the Regulatory Compliance department.

The Belarra party stood out from the first minute of the registration of Juntas si se puede. He pointed directly to Gil Cuevas, when his lawyer's connection to these actions was not yet public.. He stated that the leader acted motu proprio and “by mistake”. Although one holds an organic position and the other is a lawyer with weight, Podemos does not want to consider that they are the same people who, five months ago, wanted to register a new political force with the acronym of Unidas Podemos.. Even though the Interior notifications reached their headquarters.

Getafe will have to pay 600,000 euros to FJO. for the work he carried out as an intermediary in the transfer of footballer Leandro Daniel Cabrera to Espanyol in January 2020. The Madrid club refused to pay him this commission because they did not give him “any express instruction or order” to carry out the operation, but in a ruling to which El Confidencial has had access, the Provincial Court of Madrid reviews the contract that both parties signed in 2018 and rejects their arguments: “The intermediary did act following Getafe's instructions,” the magistrates conclude.

The controversy dates back to July 31, 2028, when Getafe signed with FJO. a “contract for the sale of federative rights” by Leandro Cabrera. The club had just signed the defender from the Italian team Crotone for 800,000 euros, but from the first moment they hired FJO. “for advice and promotion of the future sale and/or transfer of the player to third-party football clubs, regardless of the contracting method”. A year and a half later, in January 2020, Espanyol paid the nine million euros in which the termination clause for Cabrera and FJO was set.. claimed his share of the profits.

To avoid payment, the Madrid club alleged that it had not fulfilled “the contractual obligations”. Among other reasons, because he also acted as an intermediary for Espanyol, which they considered a clear “conflict of interest” and an “unfair exercise.”. “Neither the president of Getafe nor any person responsible for Getafe, with sufficient power in said club, transmitted to the intermediary at any time (specifically January 2020) any express instructions or orders, in the sense that he search or find a third party. “club interested in acquiring the player's federative rights via payment of the termination clause”.

The case ended up going to court and, on November 17, 2021, the Court of First Instance number 8 of Madrid agreed with FJO: “I must and do condemn the defendant to pay the plaintiff the amount of 600,000 euros plus the taxes legally applicable for this purpose (VAT less withholding) in respect of fees pending payment derived from the sales contract, plus interest of five percent (5%) annually from January 21, 2020 until the effective date of payment “the judge ordered. Not satisfied with this decision, Getafe appealed, but the Provincial Court of Madrid has once again ruled in favor of FJO.

According to the magistrates, Getafe “granted full exclusivity to the intermediary regarding the services commissioned”, but in no case did it agree that “he could not contact other clubs”. In fact, it granted him broad powers, to the point of allowing him to “carry out as many legal transactions, acts and commercial operations as are necessary to carry out the sale and/or transfer to a third party.”. In view of this agreement, FJO. he limited himself to fulfilling the contract: “It is clear that he achieved the goal pursued by Getafe by ensuring that, through a third party, the termination clause was paid by which the appellant obtained a profit of 8,200,000 euros”.

Regarding the fact that FJO. had undertaken to keep Getafe “reasonably informed” about its efforts, the Provincial Court of Madrid considers that it did not breach this requirement either.. The intermediary did not have to notify them about their relationship with Espanyol as they were “two different and complementary operations”, and “it is evident that in this type of contracting confidentiality and caution are essential in order to avoid unwanted leaks”.

If Getafe had renewed the player's contract “with the improvement of his professional conditions, and/or by increasing the termination clause”, the analysis would be “different”. However, the Madrid club did not carry out any movement in this regard and, therefore, “what remained was the contractually expressed intention to assign and/or sell the player's rights, including the possibility of terminating the employment contract. “.

The Court thus maintains the previous sentence and forces him to pay the 600,000 euros, although according to legal sources, Getafe has already appealed the sentence and the Supreme Court will have the last word..

Together at the core of Spanish politics, with all the focus of attention, even if it concerns the error of one of its deputies, Eduard Pujol, in the second vote of the investiture plenary session of Alberto Núñez Feijóo. A ruling that is absolutely inconsequential, because it did not change the result at all, but that has caused a tremendous fight between the PSOE and the PP.

The popular ones believe that the decision of the president of Congress, Francina Armengol, to declare null the vote of Junts, which first said yes, and then tried to rectify the no, creates a “very dangerous precedent”, especially in a legislature in which the blocks are very tight. “This has never been seen in life,” they say.. The PP is not closed to debating a procedure that unifies the criteria in case of doubts in voice votes, but they consider that if Armengol has acted this way this Friday it is because it was a deputy from Carles Puigdemont's party, on whom he depends Sánchez's investiture.

“They do not want to bother Junts”, and that is why, they defend, “they have forced so much”. The popular ones point to the members of the PSOE in the Table, they have called them from the socialist bench and the Junts spokesperson, Míriam Nogueras, has also intervened by phone from her seat. The vote has been annulled, by Armengol's decision, they emphasize, despite the fact that the fourth secretary, Carmen Navarro, of the PP, has attested that Pujol had said yes. “It cannot be changed later,” they point out..

A possible resource

The popular party is contemplating an appeal against Francina Armengol's decision to annul Pujol's vote, which could even lead to “judicialization”. The first step is the request to the Board to reconsider the decision at the meeting scheduled for next Tuesday, October 3. “There is an absolute lack of judgment,” point out PP sources in the Table who accuse the majority of PSOE and Sumar of acting in favor of one party.. And they give the example of what happened last Wednesday in the first vote, when a socialist deputy was able to correct his vote after making a mistake in the first instance..

The main difference between what happened 48 hours apart is that the secretary of the Board who read the names of the deputies on Wednesday was Isaura Leal, from the PSOE.. It is true that he was wrong when citing the surname of Herminio Rufino Sancho and that is the argument that the Teruel politician himself offered to explain why he was able to correct his position.. Carmen Navarro, of the PP, has chosen to stay with Eduard Pujol's first statement, in favor of Alberto Núñez Feijóo. “There cannot be two different measuring sticks; on Tuesday a no was given, it cannot be that it is null now,” popular sources in the Roundtable complain..

In the background is what happened with the popular Alberto Casero, who made a mistake when voting to approve the labor reform and allowed it to go ahead.. The Extremaduran deputy made a mistake in the telematic vote, which requires him to speak twice to avoid errors, but it was not possible. Sick, he went to Congress to try to solve it, but it was not possible. “The vote is irrevocable,” they now defend in the PP, while denouncing “very serious precedents” for this decision by Francina Armengol.

From the Presidency of Congress they argue that the problem and the annulment of the vote are a response to the disparity between the vote expressed by Pujol when corrected and what was collected by the fourth secretary of the Table. The regulations do not contemplate this situation, so it is the head of the Chamber who must decide how to resolve the conflict.. And his position has angered the PP, who have relieved the lawyers who advise the governing body of Congress of responsibility and assure that the decision was Armengol's alone.. They even claim that the former Balearic president initially opted to count Pujol's vote in favor of Feijóo, since it was irrelevant to the final result..

However, sources from the Congress Board explain that all votes, in plenary or remotely, have a correction mechanism.. In the chamber the system gives you a few seconds to rectify and when you are outside Congress a later confirmation is allowed. But that does not happen when it comes to an oral vote.. The possibility of changing the direction of the vote in the other two formulas is based on admitting that Pujol's vote has been annulled, who first said yes and then it seemed, while the vote was still in progress, that he said no..

The judge of the National Court Francisco de Jorge has ordered this Friday unconditional imprisonment for the woman arrested last Tuesday in Vitoria for her alleged membership in Daesh, as well as for spreading jihadist propaganda on networks and indoctrinating, among others, her four minor children. old.

The court had been investigating this woman, of Latin American origin and convert to Islam, for some time, upon detecting her radicalization due to her intense activity on social networks, where she spread Daesh propaganda messages, legal sources have informed EFE..

After being detained in the context of this case, which remains secret, the woman was brought to judicial custody this Friday for questioning, although she has availed herself of her right not to testify..

The judge, at the request of the prosecutor, has decreed provisional prison for her for four crimes: self-indoctrination, indoctrination of minors, membership in a terrorist organization and apology for terrorism..

At the detainee's appearance, the Public Ministry has defended that there are reasons to agree to her imprisonment, as well as the suspension of parental authority with respect to the four minor children in her care, as reported by the Prosecutor's Office in a statement..

The investigators believe that, in addition, he was able to carry out previous actions to travel to a conflict zone, and that he carried out recruitment tasks, including that of minors..

The arrest occurred last Tuesday within the framework of an anti-terrorist operation directed by the Civil Guard, which lasted all morning in a home in the Zabalgana neighborhood of Vitoria..

The letter from 31 critical leaders of the Assembly of Representatives, the false Parliament created by Puigdemont to give legal cover to the Consell of the Republic, has caused a serious crisis within the independence movement.. Puigdemont dissolved the Assembly by decree when it asked him for explanations about expenses and ordered him to agree on any support for an investiture before saying anything to Madrid.. The rebels denounce despotism and authoritarianism, anti-democratic attitudes and ostentatious and uncontrolled expenses in the Consell de la República.

Thanks to this action, it has become known that everything surrounding Puigdemont is a farce: the Assembly of Representatives was not designed to be a democratic body as if it were a 'Parliament' of the Catalan Republic: it was just a screen to justify the existence of a body, the Consell of the Republic, with a 'Government' handpicked by Puigdemont himself. One of the representatives of the Assembly, Montse Martí, another of the activists who abandons Puigdemont, leaves with deep reproaches: “Myths are falling as we unmask the supposed leaders.”. What tastes worse is that those who claim to be the people, represent the people and always put the people in their mouths betray us like the most… what a shame!”. In addition to the critics of the Assembly, the former delegate of the Council of the Republic in the south of France, Júlia Taurinyà, denounces dark economic maneuvers in the dome of the Chiringuito de Puigdemont.

For the escaped former president, the letter from the 31 rebels tasted really bad and he counterattacked this Wednesday with an official statement from his Consell de la República.. He assured that all decisions on the restructuring were taken “unanimously” by his Government. The crux of the matter is not that: his Government is made up of unconditional supporters handpicked by him personally.. His excuse is irrelevant, for the rebels: “The decision to dissolve the Assembly early, although formally it can only be taken by the president of the Consell, had at all times the unanimous agreement of all the members of the Government,” he insists on several occasions. Puigdemont. Puigdemont defends that his 'dictatorial' and 'conspiratorial' coups only seek to “improve the functioning of the Consell, always with the desire to make it more democratic and more effective.”. He thus assumes the cacicadas denounced by the signatories of the letter because “the critical considerations that in the 'open letter' are personified in the figure of the vice president should be addressed, in any case, to the Government as a whole”.

Puigdemont denies that he has fallen into “an authoritarian drift” and that his beach bar now has “a pyramidal and autocratic structure,” justifying the presidential strategy of that court body.. “It is completely incorrect to describe the Government's attitude as 'despotic',” he emphasizes.. Furthermore, it belittles the signatories of the letter because it considers that “they represent a non-majority part of the Assembly of Representatives.”. Furthermore, it emphasizes that seven of them resigned from their positions as members of the Assembly, which does not diminish the importance of dissidence..

“The seven of us resigned for all those reasons and that is why our opinion is equally valid.”. When Mr. Castellà [Antoni Castellà, leader of Demòcrates de Catalunya, friend of Puigdemont and one of his ministers] told us, without shame, that the Government did not expect anything from our work and that the Assembly of Representatives had only been created to legitimize to the elected Government, was the turning point,” says Mònica Gómez, one of those bounced. You just have to see who makes up Puigdemont's 'Executive': in addition to him as president and Toni Comín as vice-president, there is the aforementioned Antoni Castellà, the fugitive Lluís Puig (former Culture Councilor), the ex-chanting Lluís Llach, the Cuban Guillem Fuster and his partner Aurora Madaula (member of the Parliament Bureau), Teresa Vallverdú, Mercè Jou, Carme Garcia, and Montserrat Corrons. All friends who do not represent anyone. In this circumstance, critics abound.

Joan Font, another of those who resigned from their duties, also points out: “I resigned as a member of the Board due to a drift or way of doing things typical of partitocratic politics that moved away from the democratic and founding principles of the Consell.”.

Puigdemont justifies Puigdemont

Puigdemont also rejects the accusations that the Consell is used by himself and by Comin. “We consider it outraged that 'personal interests' are attributed to members of the Consell Government who in 2017 were part of the Government of the Generalitat”, justifying the ostentatious expenses of which they accuse him.. “The aim has been to guarantee the necessary physical and technological equipment so that its plenary sessions, whether in person or virtual, are held with the dignity that this parliamentary body demands”. And he adds that “there has not been any favorable treatment in the management and distribution of resources,” ensuring that “more economical offer criteria and better payment conditions” were always followed in their expenses.. And not only that: it justifies itself by saying that “the Government confirms that the economic management of the council has always followed the criteria of efficiency, austerity, transparency and accountability”. In other words: Puigdemont audits Puigdemont and confirms that his expenses are correct.

Behind the complaint, however, there are important activists. One of the signatories is Jaume Sastre, a Mallorcan professor who presides over the Consell of the Republic of the Balearic Islands.. Sastre, known for having carried out a hunger strike in favor of the Catalan, is one of the most combative against Puigdemont. Another of the rebels is Albert Donaire, leader of Mossos per la República and known for his ultra-independence slogans through social networks, some of them xenophobic.. Donaire admits that the open letter to Puigdemont “should have been an internal affair”, but an interview with Toni Comin unleashed the ire of critics. Donaire believes that Puigdemont dissolved the assembly “so as not to give explanations as to why they fail to comply with everything that is approved in the Assembly,” as he explained in a letter addressed to the leadership of the Consell..

Punching at the top

Donaire has hinted that there are pucheras inside the Consell. “Months of failing to comply with what is approved, trying to cook up the results, taking advantage of 'party' representatives for the votes, and even then some were not won by the official position. Party representatives who do not appear in committee meetings, members of the Government treating those who do not have the same opinion as 'geeks', little transparency on certain issues, questions that were never answered, throwing balls away… I could go on with the list, but in the end it is fighting against a monster with contacts on all sides, with friends in the media, with parties behind it,” the Mosso accused Puigdemont after the Consell's own statement..

Josep Guia, a veteran and influential Valencian independence activist, added his signature to the letter. Guia was always a reference for the independence movement due to his pan-Catalanism. Former member of the PSAN, he is a member of the board of the Universitat Catalana d'Estiu and has the Joan Fuster Essay Prize to his credit.. “Now it turns out that they want to pass off as 'democratic radicalism' the replacement of an Assembly of Representatives directly elected by those registered from all the Catalan Countries with a Chamber of indirect representation, without the Valencian Country and the Illes. “What a nose!” Guia poked Puigdemont..

The letter is also signed by businessman Jordi Roset, owner of the company Petrolis Independents, one of the companies that publicly subsidizes and helps the independence movements and that even gave away subscriptions to the Consell de la República among its clients.. Roset was a partner of Junts deputy Joan Canadell until he sold his shares to him last year.

Júlia Taurinyà, who had been the 'ambassador' of the Consell in the south of France, has now been added to the list of those injured.. “I lasted four months in the Consell Delegation. I resigned, among other things, for the reasons reported by critics. And I don't understand how members of the Government [of the Consell], who I consider honest, can cover up what is happening. Everything will come out one day or another,” says Taurinyà. And now he asks for the explanations that were never given to him about the organization of the great rally at the end of February 2020 in which Puigdemont brought together 150,000 people (according to the organizers) in Perpignan: “How much did the Perpignan rally cost? What money was it paid with? Why weren't more companies from Northern Catalonia hired? Why did Toni Comín's environment prevail in the organization? “Many questions with dark answers.” Puigdemont has ghosts accumulating in his back room.

Madrid from the Dance is a choral and apocryphal story of the city of Madrid, told from, through and around the dance,” reveals Massimiliano Casu (Sardinia, 42 years old), the person who has been in charge of curating the one that is called to be one of the most interesting exhibitions of the season. A walk that crosses, zigzags and moves through the history of dance from a cultural and political perspective.

“And it proposes a look at a city that has been built at the pace of pavanas, zarabandas, chotis, rigodons, technero hymns and reggaeton,” he continues.. The exhibition, which has just opened on the fifth floor of CentroCentro, also the headquarters of the Madrid City Council, in Cibeles, can be seen until the end of January.

From rock dancing to 'agarrao'

The exhibition design is carried out by Casa Antillón, which has converted the space into a huge street, and proposes a path that begins with the cave paintings found in the Aljibes cave, in Manzanares el Real. “The oldest painting preserved in the Community of Madrid and which represents, according to the hypothesis, a ritual dance scene,” says Casu..

Based on six blocks, it tells the history of dance and its different uses, also those spaces that have welcomed it and the different controversies that have arisen through dance and movement, body to body on many occasions.. “Dance as a battlefield, as a territory of controversy, always the object of attention of mentalities or repressive and stigmatizing measures that have linked it to social danger,” he indicates in one of those sections..

“Dance as a tool to reproduce the constituted order or completely subvert it, with examples of its role in community construction processes and in civil and countercultural struggles,” the tour continues.. Or dance as a “self-organization model”, capable of activating the construction of communities and collaboration networks, resolving conflicts and promoting agreements.

From the salons of the nobility to the 'after'

The exhibition consists of more than 180 pieces, including photographs, audiovisuals, publications, archival materials, installations and musical instruments.. And it delves into the halls of the nobility and the proletariat, as well as into discotheques, clubs, after-parties and “dens of mischief, frivolity and dissidence,” Casu comments on those places that have made enjoyment and dancing possible. : “It also observes the great technological, aesthetic, social and political revolutions”.

The last part, called The Radical Imaginary of Dance, invites us to free our body and mind.. “Let's break everything done before to rebuild it in new ways, let's explore how far our feet, our hands and our heads can go,” Casu explains, about a space that will have its own dance floor and that can be reserved to create your own club..

Critical drift

Casu, who has been researching dance and public space for a decade, with platforms such as Ciudad Bailar, where he has sincerely and deeply reflected with groups and people around Madrid and their relationship with dance, delves into an article for the eme21 City Council magazine on that critical profile that should not be abandoned.

“Madrid from the dance does not only propose a nostalgic drift. He wants to invite us to leave the house and pay a little more attention to what is happening today: in the adolescent communities that rehearse electro-dance in the Barrio de las Letras, in the Opera or in Plaza de España, in the new and old styles that are practiced in Nuevos Ministerios, at the swing and salsa gatherings in Madrid Río or in the temples of Retiro Park,” he writes in the issue that is published this October. And he continues to focus his speech on the fact that the sample also has no claim to objectivity.. Offering everyone who visits the exhibition to create their own stories about the dance and what they have experienced.

The oldest dance hall in Madrid

The exhibition will also feature book presentations, such as the one for the centenary of the La Alegría Serrana Recreational and Cultural Society, in Moralzarzal. “This association is, in all probability, the oldest dance society currently active in the province of Madrid,” he says.. “Since 1920, dances organized in the community have been held on the floor of their hall in Moralzarzal.. Knowing the history of this refuge of popular culture, where barrel organs and bakala hits have been played, is not only a way to observe a century of cultural, aesthetic and social changes in our region, but also a way to reflect on more cooperatives to organize our entertainment spaces”. This event will be held on October 21 at six in the afternoon.

It is also intended to enjoy the dance and its history with Pello Irurzun, a dance teacher specialized in Renaissance and Baroque dances in Spain.. “Irurzun accompanies us on a journey through 500 years of Madrid soirees, from the rattle dances to the current clandestine ones,” is highlighted in an activity that will be held on November 11..

Finally, on January 20, the exhibition will conclude with the presentation of the book Madrid desde el baile, in which some of the city's most interesting cultural and theoretical agents participate: Ismael Clemente, Pedro José Mariblanca Corrales, Gloria Durán, Melania Beraldo, Roborob Funklover, Johan Posada, José Salas, Asor Wanda, Irie Queen, Amparo Lasén, Rigo Pex, Abida Allouh, Servando Rocha, Raquel Ibáñez, Andrea Olea and Casu himself.

I have seen that the first Starbucks is going to open in the Argüelles neighborhood. There was – and there is – one in the foothills of the area, an open corner of El Corte Inglés, but it cannot be considered part of the neighborhood itself, but rather one more example of the center's tourist proposals..

The new Starbucks I am referring to is not designed for tourists, but for the residents of Argüelles, the students who live there and casual walkers.. I clarify that I like Starbucks. And that the labels with which they are caricatured – imperialism, globalization – are part of their best attractions. I also like espresso. And not so much the extravagant modalities that desecrate it – frappuccino and variants – nor the type of pastries, perhaps because of the paste in the muffins and because the pre-cooked croissants overwhelm the sky of the palate with butter..

You don't exactly come to Starbucks to drink coffee, but to be. Not only because of the Wi-Fi coverage or quality guarantees, but because the premises ensure a pleasant atmosphere. You can bring a tablet and a book. And take advantage of the soft leather armchairs. Which are scarce, by the way. And they are preferable to the rigid armchairs that surround the tables, which are too high, in my opinion, compared to the needs of the clientele.. I don't like Starbucks' do-gooder doctrine either.. And their demagogic involvement in the construction of a better, sustainable, recyclable world. And “jartible”, as they would say in Seville. Listen, I came to have breakfast or a snack, not to manifest myself or to be a better person..

Starbucks have little neighborhood coffee, but the initiative to open one in Argüelles is of commercial interest due to the flood of hospitality that characterizes the district and the university bias of the territory.. Residence halls and student apartments proliferate. And it is not that the prices can be considered popular or affordable, but there are known cases of some abusive customers who order an express and stay 12 hours in the establishment, as if in this way they intended to cover the cost..

The real Starbucks challenge I'm referring to lies not so much in its conventional expectations of success as in the facilities the franchise has chosen.. It is a magnificent corner of Cea Bermúdez Street and Hilarión Eslava Street, although the main challenge is to overcome the curse of jinxed shops and establishments..

I think we are understanding each other. And that the spell identifies haunted businesses that do not prosper in any way despite the objective excellence of the place where they are installed or the offer they propose.. I can cite the case of Argüelles in its most striking examples, but mysteries proliferate in other neighborhoods of any city. The business fails regardless of its qualities and its prosperity, as if it had been built in a clandestine cemetery, in a buried akelarre, at the scene of a brutal crime whose spirits seek rest and cannot find it.. You have to wish luck to the new Starbucks in Argüelles. The neighborhood cafes are going to start brooding. And an interesting competition will be encouraged between them, but the great danger that threatens the Yankee franchise does not come from the rivals or the sympathies of the clientele, but from the “foundations” where the establishment stands, to the extent that The curse and spirit of Manitú have already ruined all known commercial activities in the last half century, including a Chinese store, a bank, a dealership, a sports store and a travel agency..

The PP faces the third and final day of the investiture session of Alberto Núñez Feijóo with the morale of victory. Failure is more than assumed and, if there are no surprises, Alberto Núñez Feijóo will leave Congress with the same 172 votes with which he entered. In Genoa they do not hide their satisfaction for the milestones that, despite the defeat, the popular leader has achieved during his first parliamentary experience. The party leaves the investiture “united” by the “superb” intervention of the Galician, who has “portrayed everyone” with the amnesty as a context. The curtain of the Congress will fall this Friday and the training is already working the day after. Pedro Sánchez's opportunity is beginning to get back on track and Genoa is preparing for a barrage of “pressure” to facilitate the victory of the socialist so that it does not depend on the votes of Junts.

In reality, the melon has been opened by a member of their own ranks. Nacho Martín Blanco, number one of the PP for Barcelona, avoided ruling out the scenario of Feijóo abstaining from Sánchez's investiture. “We'll see from next week,” he simply stated when asked about that possibility in an interview on TV3.. Sources close to the popular deputy clarify that he responded in this way to the question “out of prudence” by ignoring the position of the popular leadership on the matter, and deny discrepancies with the leadership.. Just in case, in Genoa the doubts are settled. “There is no debate. “It's impossible,” they say.. “It would be suicide,” support other voices from the management.

However, the sources consulted assume that, in the coming weeks, “media, political and even business” pressure will be a constant that the popular leader will have to weather.. And that the thesis that the PSOE will agitate to shake off the criticism of the popular ones for the negotiation with Junts will be, precisely, that Feijóo abstains to avoid that route. But in Genoa they assure that they will not move one iota from the frontal rejection of that scenario. They remember at this point that the president of the PP already offered Sánchez a great agreement between the two major parties so that Feijóo, as representative of the list with the most votes on 23-J, would govern for two years. But the general secretary of the PSOE never considered that option.

After the failed investiture of Feijóo, the PP will pave the way to return to the polls as a lesser evil given the possibility that Sánchez “negotiates with the rule of law” and agrees on an amnesty with the Catalan independence movement, which they assure will continue. demand for self-determination. Not in vain, this Wednesday ERC and Junts have agreed not to support Sánchez's investiture if he does not accept not only the processing of an amnesty law, but also “make effective the conditions to hold a referendum”. However, the popular ones assume that the acting head of the Executive will achieve a deal that elevates him to Moncloa, but they are preparing for a “devastating” opposition to that possibility..

In the party they assure that they will make use of all the resources at their disposal to try to blow up the pact with Carles Puigdemont and channel the social discontent that filled Felipe II Avenue in Madrid last Sunday.. The PP will have the opportunity to once again show muscle in the street against Sánchez and the amnesty in just over a week, in the demonstration that the Catalan Civil Society (SCC) will hold in Barcelona. The party leadership confirms that, in principle, Alberto Núñez Feijóo plans to attend a protest to which part of the Genoa delegation will also be sent.. Isabel Díaz Ayuso confirmed her attendance weeks ago, as did Santiago Abascal and the rest of the Vox leadership.

The PP also has an absolute majority in the Senate with which it will try to hinder the laws that come from Congress, and they are already preparing a legal response to the possible processing of an amnesty law that they will also submit to European bodies.. The objective is to exercise a “tough opposition” to Sánchez that prevents him from completing his investiture or, at least, lays the foundations for a short term for the socialist leader..

In any case, the PP will face this new stage after the investiture “united”. Although at first there were internal doubts about the appropriateness of going to a failed investiture, the entire party closes ranks with the result of the decision. After 23-J, comments a member of the leadership, “Feijóo was disoriented, with many problems explaining his project compared to Sánchez's. But, with the investiture, he has recovered that image of solvency in the face of chaos.” After several months of “up and downs” and “noise”, the formation supports the leader without fissures, even if this journey leads him, for the moment, to lead the opposition. “There is a leader for years.”

The Spanish bishops expect to receive in two weeks the report commissioned by the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) from the law firm Cremades & Calvo Sotelo, according to the firm's own forecast..

This was announced this Thursday by the Secretary General of the EEC, Francisco César García Magán, during the press conference following the meeting of the Permanent Commission of Bishops..

At this meeting, the president of the law firm, Javier Cremades, and two members of his team, presented the progress of the work to the bishops and advanced the expected delivery date, within “two weeks, more or less.” “, as indicated by García Magán.

The report was expected last March, one year after the start of work by the law firm, then the delivery was postponed to June and it has not yet been presented.. In any case, the EEC spokesperson has indicated that “the delay is not due” to the bishops and that they do not like that the delivery has been delayed..

However, he has insisted that he does not depend on the EEC and that they have not wanted to “interfere” in the way the Cremades & Calvo Sotelo firm works “out of respect for the independence and the work being done.”.

As the spokesperson for the bishops has pointed out, once the report is received, it will be studied by the members of the Executive Commission of the EEC and presented to the rest of the bishops and to society..

In any case, he recalled that the reception of the document could coincide with the Synod of Bishops, which begins next October 4 in Rome and in which the president of the EEC and cardinal archbishop of Barcelona, Juan José Omella, participates, what this could add “another calendar difficulty”.

Although, García Magán has pointed out that this issue does not affect the work of the Church and has announced that next month the CEE will hold training sessions for child protection offices..

The judge in the Negreira case, Joaquín Aguirre, has asked the Barcelona Football Club to send him a list with the name of all the presidents of the institution during the years that they were paying the vice president of the referees José María Enríquez Negreira in exchange for a deal favor in the Federation. According to the provision to which El Confidencial has had access, it affects the presidents Joan Gaspart (2001-2003), Joan Laporta (2003-2010), Sandro Rosell (2010-2014) and Josep María Bartomeu (2014-2020)..

“Realized; In view of the status of the proceedings, Football Club Barcelona is required, through its procedural representation in the proceedings, to provide this Court with a list of presidents of FC Barcelona from the year 2001 to the year 2018, within 5 days. , indicating the date of taking possession and dismissal,” says the document from the Court of Instruction number One of Barcelona signed this Thursday..

This request occurs on the same day that the judge has issued an order that takes the Negreira case to a new dimension and in which he charges the club itself as a legal entity with an alleged crime of bribery.. According to the judge's resolution advanced by this newspaper, “it is clear that the payments made to the Enríquez Negreira family were for them to carry out acts related to their position, either due to their influence with other members of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA ) in charge of appointing the referees, either because he rated the referees, conditioning their promotion or relegation, or because of his general influence as vice president and the ascendancy over other members of the CTA, which he surely must have had if he was retained in the position for 25 years”.

In this ruling, the magistrate also asks the Barcelona Football Club to indicate the positions and functions carried out by the accused Alberto Soler and Oscar Grau, “with mention of the date of possession and dismissal, describing the exact functions of the position and indicating the regulatory support club internal. In addition to Soler and Grau, the former Barça presidents Rosell and Bartomeu, Negreira and his son are also being investigated in the case.. They were indirectly accused of corruption between individuals in the sports field, falsification of commercial documents and unfair administration.. Now the judge also asks for information about the era of Gaspart and Laporta, who returned to the culé box in 2020 until today.